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Honey, We Wrecked the Kids!
We’re all wondering what’s wrong with the kids of today. Why can’t they amuse themselves, behave themselves and do things for themselves? Why is there so much bullying, disrespect, vandalism, drug taking, sexualised behaviour and violence? Our generation didn’t behave this way, we reminisce proudly. We did as we were told, respected o...
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Kid Directs Planes From JFK Control Tower
A parent doing a solo run of take your child to work day in New York is in serious trouble after the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) got wind of his kid directing planes from the control tower at one of the nation’s busiest airports. The incident happened last month, during a week-long break for New York City schools, when a child apparently...
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They Say: Too Much Screen Time Can Hurt Teens’ Relationships
A new study out of New Zealand shows a correlation between the amount of time teenagers spend in front of a screen and a lack of attachment to their parents and their friends. Researchers at the University of Otego in Dunedin asked 3,043 New Zealand teens aged 14 to 15 about how they spent their free time and what their relationships were li...
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Do Kids Make Us Happy?
Recently, parenthood has taken a hit in the media. Multiple studies published in the last few years have concluded that having children decreases our well-being and leads to stress and conflict in the couples’ relationships. But should we believe the research? Evidence That Kids Reduce Happiness Take this article from last year’s Journal...
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Parenting Via Facebook
Facebook is fun for lots of things — finding out your high school boyfriend has gained a paunch and lost hair, for example, or that your college floor-mate is pregnant. It’s even useful. Besides keeping up with personal and public news, many of us use it as a parenting tool. Read more...
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Minnie Driver Talks About Motherhood
Minnie Driver is just adorable. She may be my new/old girl crush, but I’ve liked her for a long time. Remember that movie she did with Chris O’Donnell, Circle of Friends? Yes, well, I’ve liked her since then. She talked about parenting during the round-table interview for her new movie, Motherhood. What about parenting has thrown you?...
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Jennifer Aniston Wins Parenting Award?!
It sounds ridiculous...and it is. Jen doesn't even have any kids! Apparently, Jen and her father, long-time Days of Our Lives actor, John, both narrate a kids' book called Loukoumi's Good Deeds (about a lamb and her pals Gus the bear, Fistiki the cat and Mariki the monkey - we're guessing it's Greek). And both John and Jen have won the iParentin...
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Getting Over The Myth Of The Perfect Mother
Second guessing comes with the territory in parenting – but trusting your instincts is one of the best things you can do for yourself and your kids. This story from Redbook, via the San Francisco Gate, interviews several experts –and mothers – to come the conclusion that you know your child better than anyone and if you follow your heart vers...
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Parental Lies We’re Not Supposed to Talk About
Originally I was going to link to this amusing list of the top ten lies parents tell eachother and add a few of my own. But the surprising amount of negative comments to the article revealed a new story. Alison Godfrey's piece on news.com.au was a light, humourous piece about the hidden truths of parenting. For example, friends may claim thei...
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